Only when one sees one's own mistakes with a convex lens and does just the reverse in the case of others, that one is able to arrive at a just relative estimate of the two. A Scrupulous and conscientious observance of this rule is necessary for one who wants to be a satyagrahi.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- To judge fairly, see your mistakes clearly and others' mistakes leniently.
- In plain terms
- Be harder on your faults than on others to stay just.
- What can you take from it?
- Critique yourself more than others to be fair.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you treat your errors vs others?
- Is this rule practical?
Another view
Sometimes others need strict accountability too.
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